Apple 10286 Published by Bob 0

Wolfson Microelectronics saw nearly one fifth wiped off its share price Thursday following the admission it had lost key business supplier Apple. Despite the chip manufacturer's assertion that growth will absorb the impact of the loss, the news its semiconductors will not be used in the iPod nano and iPod touch players due this autumn sent its shares plunging as much as 25 percent.

iPod Contract Loss Sends Semi Firm's Shares Tumbling

Apple 10286 Published by Bob 0

Mozilla's Firefox has a loyal following of people who say it's a lot better than the leading browser, Microsoft's Internet Explorer. But Mozilla CEO John Lilly looks like he also has a close eye on Apple's Safari browser, which commands a mere fraction of Firefox's market share even though it's available on both Windows and Mac.

Apple's 'Malware' Tactics, Motorola's Split, BitTorrent's New Friend

Apple 10286 Published by Bob 0

The music industry is finally comfortable selling digital music without copy protection, but the huge shift hasn't resulted in dramatically higher sales. Instead, it produced something that major music labels have long sought: a strong No. 2 competitor to Apple. Amazon's MP3 store -- which sells only songs without copy protection -- has quietly become No. 2 in digital sales.

Competition Sneaks Up on iTunes

Apple 10286 Published by Bob 0

If you have reached a certain level of maturity, you probably have boxes in the basement filled with artifacts known as vinyl records. We played these dinosaurs of the analog age on gadgets called turntables, and if we played them enough times -- or spilled enough beer on them -- they developed that combination of crackles, pops and distortion that teary-eyed audio tweaks like to call the warmth of vinyl.

LPDock Brings Vinyl Oldies Into the iTunes Age